Religion

…I being initiated into the Divine Book so that I might see the glorifications of Thoth and enter into their secrets. I revealed all their difficulties, being asked for consuel regarding all their aspects… Amenophis, son of Hapu – a…Read more

Let us come and give thanks to Thoth, the God of Knowledge, the measure which embodies correctness in the scales of justice. He rejects evil and welcomes the man who turns aside from unjust actions. He is the judge who…Read more

Oh my twice-great master Thoth, The Only One, Who has no equal, Who sees and hears whoever passes, Who knows whoever comes, With the knowledge of everything that happens! You have made my heart walk upon your waters, He who…Read more

“O Osiris N. here, the falcon mourned over you, the goose gabbled over you. An arm was stretched out to you by Thoth, it was the arm of your enemy, cut off for you. The two kites mourned over you,…Read more

“Between Thoth and Re there is such a close relationship that Thoth is commonly referred to in later texts as the “heart [i.e., mind] of Re” […] A text from Esna […] states that Thoth came forth from Re’s heart…Read more

One of the most powerful gods worshiped throughout Egypt was Tehuti, or Thoth, “Master of divine words and sacred writings” […]. His main center was the city of Hermopolis, or Khemennu, where he was head of the company of the…Read more

Tefnut, the Eye of Ra, became estranged from her father and fled into Nubia, taking all of her precious water with her. In this land, she transformed herself into a lioness. She raged through the countryside, emitting flames from her…Read more

Oh thou God shimmering with glory; thee, thee I invoke. Oh thou who with a steady hand separated the waters, and who orchestrates the winds; thee, thee I invoke. Oh thou who wears the yellow nemyss with the plooms of…Read more

Thoth, Tehuti Thoth, whose name signifies the “measurer”, and whom the Greeks identified with Hermes, is one of the oldest and greatest gods in the Egyptian pantheon. He was called in the later dynastic period, ” Lord of Khemennu (Hermopolis),…Read more

To the Egyptians, the ibis was a perfect symbol for their nation because its white plumage showed the sun, its black neck the shadow of the moon, its body a heart, its legs a triangle, and it always appeared at…Read more

[On yet another Turin stela, dedicated by “the attendant in the Place-of-Truth, Onnofre, justified,” Onnofre’s wife Nebtnuhet thus adores Thoth:] Giving praise to Thoth : Homage to the Lord of Hermopolis. What is this that thou givest me, thou…Read more

I am Thoth, the skilled scribe whose hands are pure, A possessor of purity, who drives away evil, who Writes what is true, who detests falsehood, whose pen Defends the Lord of All. BOOK OF THE DEAD [Djehuty] was one…Read more

DJEHUTY “Keeper of Time— Lord of Writing” Djehuty, more commonly known as Thoth, is the leader of the elder gods known as the Ogdoad. His name comes from the ibis bird, and translates as “he who is like the ibis.”…Read more

Thoth, or Tehuti, is one of the most interesting of al the early Egyptian gods and is often referred to as the uncle of the family. He is depicted in some vignettes as the dog-headed baboon but mostly as an…Read more

Thoth Thoth, or Tehuti, was a highly composite deity. His birth was coeval with that of Ra. Let us enumerate his attributes before we seek to disentangle his significance. He is alluded to as the counter of the stars, the…Read more

The Legend of the Serpent, Hummingbird and The Ibis, by Aleister Crowley 51. Let not the failure and the pain turn aside the worshippers. The foundations of the pyramid were hewn in the living rock ere sunset; did the king…Read more